Measuring knowledge spillovers in the new economy firms in Belgium using patent citations. (4th August 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lukach, Ruslan; Plasmans, Joseph
• Is Part Of: Global business & economics review. Volume 5:Number 1(2003)
• Page Start: 75
• Page End: 99
• Publication Date: 2014-08-04
• Subjects: knowledge spillovers -- new economy firms -- Belgium -- patent citations -- knowlegde flow -- knowledge exchange -- knowledge transfer; Economics -- Periodicals; International economic relations -- Periodicals; 330.5
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1097-4954

Abstract

This paper conducts a comprehensive study of patent citations in patents granted to new economy firms in Belgium by the US and the EU Patent Offices using general qualitative response variable analysis, allowing for asymmetries in size and other characteristics. The citation data studied provide evidence of very industry–specific inter–, intra–firm and inter–, intra–industry knowledge spillovers. No general high–tech or new economy knowledge spillovers pattern was observed in the data. Therefore, we advocate for considering the industry–specific situation when analysing knowledge spillovers in the new economy.